Under sections 57 and 58 of the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004, my Department has responsibility for policy relating to recruitment and promotion in the Civil Service. As part of this remit, my Department develops policy on resourcing across the Civil Service.
In late 2011, in response to information beginning to emerge from the broader workforce planning exercise, it was recognised that there were skills gaps in a number of areas across the Civil Service. In response to this identified need, it was decided to hold a recruitment competition at the grade of Administrative Officer - the primary graduate recruitment grade to the Civil Service. The competition focused on the areas of Economics, Banking and Finance, Human Resources, Taxation, Accounting and Law. The Public Appointments Service (PAS), the main recruitment body for the Civil Service, was the agency with responsibility for running the competition.
PAS has provided the following details on the numbers appointed from the competition.
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-
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DPER
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Finance
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Taoiseach
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Revenue
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Agriculture
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DCENR
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AGO
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Total
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Economics
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16
|
10
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
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34
|
|
B&F
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0
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16
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
Tax policy
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0
|
6
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
HR
|
6
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
10
|
|
Law
|
3
|
6
|
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
13
|
|
Accountancy
|
4
|
5
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
Total
|
29
|
46
|
5
|
10
|
2
|
2
|
1
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95
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PAS has confirmed that 17 of the 95 appointed were existing civil servants.
